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Video Captures Hurricane-Exploiting Thugs Mercilessly Beating, Mugging Brooklyn Man

Oct. 31, 2012 7:09am Sharona Schwartz

Video Captures Hurricane Exploiting Thugs Mercilessly Beating, Mugging, Stepping on Brooklyn Man

Screen shot from surveillance video: Attacker steps on victim’s head before fleeing the seen of a brutal mugging

Hurricane Sandy inspired many acts of charity and kindness. But for the criminally-inclined it was apparently too tempting an opportunity to pass up, as seen in a disturbing video captured in Brooklyn, New York as the storm was landing Monday evening.

As Hurricane Sandy was hitting Brooklyn, a gang of five thugs knocked down, mugged and ruthlessly beat a man guilty of nothing more than walking up the street with an umbrella.

The local news site CrownHeights.info, whose audience is the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish community headquartered in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, obtained surveillance video from two angles capturing the brutal attack, which it posted on YouTube and on its own site (and can be seen below).

In the video, one man appears to trip the unsuspecting victim by extending his leg then knocking him down. Then, four others who must have been hiding for the initial takedown pounce seemingly out of nowhere and appear to beat, kick and drag the man as he’s on the ground.

First attacker trips then knocks down unsuspecting pedestrian holding sheer umbrella

The last attacker to leave the scene apparently couldn’t resist the urge before fleeing to step on the man’s head, while the man is face down on the wet street. As CrownHeights.info’s writer put it:

As if his thirst for violence and brutality hadn’t yet been quenched, one of the perpetrators sadistically steps on the unconscious man’s head before walking away.

The incident lasted less than a minute but must have felt like a lifetime to the victim. Shortly after, a pedestrian approaches the victim, who is able to stand on his own.

Four other men suddenly appear and join in on the attack

CrownHeights.info says the victim is Jewish and the perpetrators African American and that the man’s wallet and cellphone were stolen. TheBlaze has not yet been able to independently verify the video or the description of those involved, and no information on the attack was found on a local paper’s police blotter.

The same community website was the one that earlier this month published the surveillance video that captured NYPD officers viciously beating Ehud Halevi, who had been sleeping on a couch inside a Jewish synagogue and outreach center for troubled youths.

Watch the surveillance video here. Content warning – the video may be disturbing for some to watch:

(H/T: The Algemeiner)

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Comments (95)

Ceefour
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:34am
Ive NEVER seen anything like that before….

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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 1:38pm
  Well then you had better get yourself a washcloth and wipe that water off the back of your ears guppy. What are you 12? Don’t worry, you will get a chance to see it many, many, many more times.
  
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Ceefour
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:33am
Pon my word…They look like kneegrows….Ive seen anything like that before……

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let us prey
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:21am
Good to hear from you. Glad you and yours are well. Preparation is key and I am trying hard to be ready. Will you include javelinas? They could be put in between the ants and the buzzards and that would be interesting. Lol, I’d pay to see it.

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KE_in_IA
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:19am
@ Denis — You’re not “paranoid”, you’re realistic!

I’m thankful that I live in a part of the country where the ‘animals’ are a rarity and are easily spotted from a long distance. Thus giving the rest of us plenty of time to prepare for any sudden moves they might make.

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mtnvortex
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:14am
A .45 auto would have been soooooooo satisfying at that moment.

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CWPrequired
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:12am
If you don’t carry in a state that allows it, WHY don’t you? It’s only getting worse!! Go get your CWP before you have the right taken away.

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- gr29az
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 9:07am
  this would never happen here in az
  
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NealPatrick
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:07am
“the perpetrators African American ” – What a surprise.

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- Carl McPherson
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 10:31am
  My entire life I was told I am a racist because I am white. I have been told numerous times that there is nothing I can do because I was born a racist because I am white.
  Three years ago I finally just gave up. Fine.
  Now you have to prove to me that you’re not a thieving, murdering, girl friend beating, drugged addicted democrat… so far it has been a 99 vs 1 ratio.
  For 40+ years I held out for that 1 person and gave the 99 a pass. No more.
  Call me a racist.. but please try and raise that ratio from a 1 to a 2.
  
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- OhSuzieQ
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 11:13am
  wallet, Party time. Makes me sick!!
  
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PorkPIG
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:03am
Concealed Carry . I no longer patronize states who forbid it .

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- Carl McPherson
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 10:27am
  Agreed. I don’t even drive through states that don’t recognize my Arizona conceal carry permit. They don’t get my business either.
  
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AJAYW
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:02am
holder will try to find them and give them a reward.

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Ted Zeppelin
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:00am
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Too bad this wasn’t a New York Times reporter.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:05am
  I had been thinking something along the same thing as I read that Oklahoma open carry article.
  
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- harley3
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:06am
  HAHAHA!!! Good one
  
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- ID2EGO
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:00pm
  yea…that muslim guy was right killing that jew american reporter danny pearl. we should let muslims kill all the american new york reporters
  
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ToysPartyDotOrg
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:57am
This is just wrong on so many levels! It makes me wonder as the days pass, how bad it may really get?

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commonsenseguy
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:57am
let us prey, we are fine,i can’t wait for 11-6-12,things will either get some what better or they will get a lot worse,either way we are prepared,i hope everything has been good for you and hope and pray that you and your family are prepared,anyways,parasites like this are like flies, they hang around annoying you,they **** all over you every time they open their mouths and they are useless the only thing that you can do about them is to swat them and thrown them in the garbage where they came from and belong, everyone of them should be beet.

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TheGreatMan
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:53am
Another reason why I left NYS. I now live in a state where I have a permit to carry. Life is good.

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M24
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:42am
Cowards Puss Suckers What The Hell Is Wrong With Society These Aszholes Are Terrorist Plain And Simple ,When are We Going To Start Treating These Animals like They Are Terrorist??

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Magyar
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:42am
At some point– sooner rather than later, there’s going to be a real race war and I assure you, I know who will win.

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- skiz
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 8:01am
  They are COWARDS! Who do you think will win thugs or hunters? NO CONTEST!
  
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let us prey
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:41am
Common
Long time no talk. How have you been? Hope all is well on the beet farm.
Parasites is what they are, you are correct.

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KingCanon
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:35am
The Bible, speaking of end times, mentions LAWLESSNESS.
Just another warning for all to scuff at or acknowledge wholly.
Just saying….

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- urrybr
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 10:10am
  And it also says that “the love of many shall wax cold . . . “
  
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Cowoak
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:34am
You gotta love a government that tells it’s citizens when and where they can defend themselves.

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- ToysPartyDotOrg
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:59am
  If open carry were allowed in all 50 States, things like this would RARELY, happen!
  
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golfer99
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:33am
I remember being in Knoxville, Tn. back in 1981. I was 17 years old…I went to the men’s room @ the greyhound station…4 gangers came to me asking for money. I told them I was undercover FBI and they just got in the middle of a sting operation…it worked, they boogied fast. Good thing, I was 100lbs soaking wet back then. Every time I see a mugging video I think of Knoxville 1981.

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katzkiner
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:33am
Happens 1.2 million times a year on average.

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momrules
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:22am
Yes this video is hard to watch. It is always hard watching savages do what they do.

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- angelcat
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:45am
  And our attorney general would probably defend the person beating the man and make it the victim’s fault somehow. Will the president say the thug looks like his son would look this time?
  
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Detroit paperboy
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:21am
If Obama had four sons…………………………….

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- Classical Liberal
  Posted on November 1, 2012 at 3:01am
  Oh God, my sides! I can’t stop laughing!
  
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700P
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:21am
CCW permit anyone? Oops Sorry….its NYC.

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- loriann12
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:34am
  Yea, and being NYC, you won’t see too many of these videos come out. They won’t want the public to see what NY does when the lights go out. it’s all roses and perfume there, remember? They’re the liberals, the hope of the nation, and aways fair. /sarcasm off.
  
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kyredneck
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:21am
If I were in a disaster area and noticed a group of black men I would probably think they may be looking for trouble. Then I would feel ashamed for being a racist and I would run to them with open arms convincing myself these beautiful african americans were only there to help………because thats what liberals have taught me to do! Ignore the reality of experience!

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- red barchetta
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:39am
  If it’s ONE black male I’m suspicious because chances are there’s 4 more hiding like cowards. I would never live in a state where it is illegal to carry a concealed weapon.
  
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- Carl McPherson
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 10:42am
  I open carry here in Arizona (though I also have a conceal carry permit).
  The thugs in my neighborhood that prowl around watching for targets perk up when I walk by and have stopped hanging around the immediate area around my house now.
  I have not qualms about protecting myself and putting down anyone that would threaten me or my family and it takes about 1/8th of a second for me to make eye contact with them for them to realize this.
  They’ve moved to an entirely different part of the neighborhood now.
  
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westandfree
Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:19am
I would hope a vigilante would rise up and take care of these thugs…then as in other black on white violence scenes, the mom can scream, Jesse can scream, Al can scream, Van can scream, Reverend Wright can scream, Michelle can scream, Whoopi can scream, Chris can scream and you all can go to hell putting out that racist crap! Beacuse some of the largest racists in THIS country are black! My family came here as poor European immigrants. Not one owned any slaves. I, nor the ghosts of my ancestors, owe one damn black person, one damn iota of restitution. Do you hear me! You either earn what you have or keep electing “your fair share” people and guess what? There won’t be anyone here for you to rob anymore. But you keep screamin’, you hear?

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- commonsenseguy
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:42am
  you and i know this,but obama and his left wing commie loving buddies don’t care,they are making money off the blacks and if a white kills a black in self defense,it is racism.but when a black kills a white just because he can,well that is different, it is the whites fault for just being white,and beside the black lowlife’s are a product of the environment that the left has help create and people like al sharpton,jesse jackson and the obama’s have exploited,so they will always blame the whites for everything.
  
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- ferggie
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 7:45am
  Agree 100%. You want it then EARN it yourself. Anyone sitting around believing they are OWED something are nothing but WORTHLESS POS and nothing but a tick on the back of this nation and a waste of good oxygen!
  
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- Independent4233
  Posted on October 31, 2012 at 11:32am
  “My family came here as poor European immigrants. Not one owned any slaves. I, nor the ghosts of my ancestors, owe damn iota of restitution.”
  
  Slavery two hundred years ago has nothing to do with the fact that blacks can’t achieve success in this country. Opression and systemic racism can hardly be found anywhere. Blacks fail, because of a lack of intelligence and ability, and it is nowhere more apparent than in this country where they are treated as privileged subjects in this empire.
  
  They eagerly accept the lies told to them by the black demagogues and white radicals, because it not only allows them to save face, but it gives them an excuse to commit crimes.
  
  Blacks can’t succeed, because blacks can’t compete on an equal level, and giving them an unfair advantage with AA only floods the sytem with incompetents, and these same incompeents show their gratitude by spitting in whitey’s face and by denigrating his ancestors.
  
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